Quotations are the fundamental distillation of a writer’s life and thinking as recorded in words and phrases for posterity. Through them the reader is afforded the unique opportunity to share in the thoughts, the life and the experiences of the writer. In a special way, they offer the reader a window into the mind of the author and hopefully an inducement to read further and learn more about the author and the story he relates.

On a wider scale, they are, as William Feather wrote, “the wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages preserved into perpetuity“, and as such they are available for the enrichment and enhancement of humanity, regardless of age, sex, race, educational or economic status. They are indeed, as the Talmud states, “food for the famished”.

The collection of quotations presented in this blog, have been chosen by me because of their special impact upon me. They have been published so that you too, may experience the joy I have had over the years reading them and getting to know the authors.

I trust that you will come to know the feeling of deep satisfaction possible from reading them, searching out the author and meditating upon their meaning and their impact on your life.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

MISERY

For fate has wove the thread of life with pain,
And twins even from the birth are Misery and Man! …… Homer (Odyssey)

Misery makes sport to mock itself. …..William Shakespeare

I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us
can do a little to bring some portion of Misery to an end. …..Albert Schweitzer

If Misery loves company, misery has company enough …..Henry David Thoreau

Extreme hopes are born from extreme Misery. …..Bertrand Russell

In separateness lies the world’s great Misery;
In compassion lies the world’s true strength. …..Buddha

Maybe men are separated from each other
only by the degree of their Misery. …… Francis Picabia

The only comfort of the Miserable;
Is to have partners in their woes. …….Miguel de Cervantes
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